A Principal Problem with Inserting an Unmodified Mammalian Gene into a BAC

question 65

Multiple Choice

A principal problem with inserting an unmodified mammalian gene into a BAC, and then getting that gene expressed in bacteria, is that

• A) prokaryotes use a different genetic code from that of eukaryotes.
• B) bacteria translate polycistronic messages only.
• C) bacteria cannot remove eukaryotic introns.
• D) bacterial RNA polymerase cannot make RNA complementary to mammalian DNA.
• E) bacterial DNA is not found in a membrane-bounded nucleus and is therefore incompatible with mammalian DNA.

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